Views: 131Specific sub-regional cooperation among the EU states has been acknowledged only during the last decade: i.e. in 2009 the first EU strategy for the countries around the Baltic Sea area was adopted, which presently successfully integrated into its agenda the sustainability, digital and circular economy issues. Presently, regional and local authorities in the Baltic […]
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European strategy for the Baltic Sea region: planning and practical implementation
Views: 110The annual forum of the European Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, EUSBSR is the largest event in the strategy’s development which takes place for the 13th time in Finland. The event brings together not only the stakeholders implementing various strategies’ policies, but also those interested in the Baltic Sea regional growth issues. Among […]
The EU political priorities for 2023 – part I
Views: 46The Commission President’s annual State of the Union-22 (SOTEU) address has unveiled present main five-six political priorities for the next working year. Due to the SOTEU’s complexities, our Institute’s analysis is divided into two parts: one on the Commission attention to present multiply-dimensional crises, reforms in the states, global issues and that of democracy, […]
Modern EU’s energy strategy: discussions going on…
Views: 159Complicated and cross-sectoral energy issues in modern national political economy occupy presently a very important place. Being a shared competence, the EU institutions are making their share of the work. Five main issues were discussed at the informal Energy Ministers Council with the member states last week. It seems that it is not so […]
European Union in modern geopolitics
Views: 22Global geopolitics has undergone major changes and even fragmentation over a very short period of time in the beginning on the 21st century. These changes and present challenges affect fundamentally the European in general and the member states, in particular, political economy. In the latter, the aspects of sovereignty (e.g. in resources’ sufficiency and […]
External agro-trade: EU assists member states
Views: 45Management in the European agricultural sector is a shared competence between the EU institutions and the states. Hence, the Commission’s task is to support the member states in facilitating export in the world and ensure that foreign consumers can benefit from high-quality EU products. The Commission hopes to build on this success and develop […]
Renewables in EU: off-shore wind farms in the Baltic Sea area
Views: 24Fossil fuel component occupies one of the central roles in present energy crisis: hence, the states need an efficient use of existing sources of energy, coped with “green transition” in circular economy and active use of renewables, e.g. hydrogen and wind power. The EU recent REPowerEU plan is an integral part of a general […]
Financing European “re-powering”: recent actions
Views: 50New geopolitical and energy market realities require the EU institutions and the member states’ governance to drastically accelerate the clean energy transition and increase energy independence from unreliable suppliers and volatile fossil fuels. Quick switch to renewables and hydrogen, combined with more energy efficiency, fast moves towards independent energy system, price regulation, state aid […]
Modern challenges in business management: sustainability and digitalisation
Views: 34Inevitable changes in corporate activities are coped with the European and global challenges: modern business management has become dramatically different during last two decades. Thus, in the post-pandemic period, “business as usual” approach becomes obsolete and inadequate; new intakes reflecting modern challenges are directed towards sustainability and new trends in “business technology” and corporate […]
Sustainability as a new facet in European integration
Views: 83Seven years in the EU’s sustainability efforts, which is about half the way to a final goal, have been marked by extensive actions towards reaching sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the member states. The whole picture seems quite optimistic: out of 17 SDGs, significant progress has been noticed in 5 and moderate progress in […]